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Britain to double number of military personnel in South East Asia war games

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British Prime Minister David Cameron announced during his visit to Malaysia that the number of British military personnel taking part in the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) exercises will double from around 100 this year to 200 by 2021.

RAF 6 Squadron Eurofighter Typhoons on Exercise Bersama Lima 11 in Malaysia
Photo: BAE Systems

He also revealed that RAF Eurofighters will be back for the exercises in 2017.

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